Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors

Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors Publisher

Mori Y^{1, 2} ; Tiiri E^{1, 3} ; Lempinen L^{1, 2} ; Klomek AB⁴ ; Kolaitis G⁵ ; Slobodskaya HR^{6, 7} ; Kaneko H⁸ ; Srabstein JC^{9, 10} ; Li L¹¹ ; Huong MN¹² ; Praharaj SK^{13, 14} ; Ong SH¹⁵ ; Lesinskiene S¹⁶ ; Kyrrestad H¹⁷ Show All Authors

Mori Y^{1, 2}
Tiiri E^{1, 3}
Lempinen L^{1, 2}
Klomek AB⁴
Kolaitis G⁵
Slobodskaya HR^{6, 7}
Kaneko H⁸
Srabstein JC^{9, 10}
Li L¹¹
Huong MN¹²
Praharaj SK^{13, 14}
Ong SH¹⁵
Lesinskiene S¹⁶
Kyrrestad H¹⁷
Wiguna T¹⁸
Zamani Z¹⁹
Sillanmaki L¹
Sourander A^{1, 3}

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1. Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
2. INVEST Research Flagship Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
3. Department of Child Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
4. Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel
5. Department of Child Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
6. Department of Medicine, Scientific Research Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
7. Department of Medicine, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
8. Psychological Support and Research Center for Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
9. Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
10. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
11. Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
12. Department of Psychiatry, Vietnam National Children's Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam
13. Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
14. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
15. Department of Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
16. Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Psychiatry, Vilnius, Lithuania
17. Faculty of Health Sciences, Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway
18. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
19. Department of Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry Published:2022

Abstract

Background: Research on perceived school safety has been largely limited to studies conducted in Western countries and there has been a lack of large-scale cross-national studies on the topic. Methods: The present study examined the occurrence of adolescents who felt unsafe at school and the associated factors of perceived school safety in 13 Asian and European countries. The data were based on 21,688 adolescents aged 13-15 (11,028 girls, 10,660 boys) who completed self-administered surveys between 2011 and 2017. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Findings: The number of adolescents who felt unsafe at school varied widely across countries, with a mean occurrence of 31.4% for the total sample: 31.3% for girls, and 31.1% for boys. The findings revealed strong independent associations between feeling unsafe and individual and school-related factors, such as being bullied, emotional and behavioral problems and feeling that teachers did not care. The study also found large variations in perceived school safety between schools in many countries. Conclusion: The findings emphasize the need to create safe educational environments for all students, based on positive relationships with teachers and peers. School-based interventions to prevent bullying and promote mental health should be a natural part of school safety promotion. Copyright © 2022 Mori, Tiiri, Lempinen, Klomek, Kolaitis, Slobodskaya, Kaneko, Srabstein, Li, Huong, Praharaj, Ong, Lesinskiene, Kyrrestad, Wiguna, Zamani, Sillanmaki and Sourander.

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MLA	Mori Y, et al.. "Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors." Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 13, no. , 2022, pp. -.
APA	Mori Y, Tiiri E, Lempinen L, Klomek AB, Kolaitis G, Slobodskaya HR, Kaneko H, Srabstein JC, Li L, Huong MN, Praharaj SK, Ong SH, Lesinskiene S, Kyrrestad H, Wiguna T, Zamani Z, Sillanmaki L, Sourander A (2022). Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13(), -.
Chicago	Mori Y, Tiiri E, Lempinen L, Klomek AB, Kolaitis G, Slobodskaya HR, Kaneko H, et al.. "Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors." Frontiers in Psychiatry 13, no. (2022): -.
Harvard	Mori Y et al. (2022) 'Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13(), pp. -.
Vancouver	Mori Y, Tiiri E, Lempinen L, Klomek AB, Kolaitis G, Slobodskaya HR, et al.. Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022;13():-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Mori Y and Tiiri E and Lempinen L and Klomek AB and Kolaitis G and Slobodskaya HR and Kaneko H and Srabstein JC and Li L and Huong MN and Praharaj SK and Ong SH and Lesinskiene S and Kyrrestad H and Wiguna T and Zamani Z and Sillanmaki L and Sourander A}, title = {Feeling Unsafe at School Among Adolescents in 13 Asian and European Countries: Occurrence and Associated Factors}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychiatry}, volume = {13}, number = {}, pages = {-}, year = {2022} }
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